Doulot Akter Mala Back from Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar | 2023-07-17 00:00:00
When wages in Ukhiya and its adjacent area started declining after Rohingya influx, Ms Khurshida found it difficult to run her family expenditure with the income of her day laborer husband. In a desperate move, the middle-aged women explored several...
ISMAIL HOSSAIN | 2023-07-17 00:00:00
The government has granted conditional licences to 350 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) over the past year and a half to expand microcredit operations throughout the country.Starting in late December 2021, the Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) issued around 200 licences in 2022...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-07-17 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, July 16: The journey time on the Dhaka-Chattogram rail route will be reduced by one and a half hours as the construction work of the dual-gauge double-line of the 72-kilometre Laksham-Akhaura rail line has been completed now. It is...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2023-07-17 00:00:00
Amid a severe non-cooperation from foreign bidders in supplying edible oil, the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) is now preparing new sourcing guidelines to avert a stock crunch, officials said.The non-availability of commodities in a timely manner frequently compels the...
BABUL BARMAN | 2023-07-17 00:00:00
Grameenphone (GP) and Robi Axiata seem to have fought a close fight when it comes to revenue generation, but by the time they take away profits excluding all expenditures GP goes beyond the horizon of Robi. In the quarter through...
Neil Ray | 2023-07-17 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Teachers' Association has been demanding nationalisation of all private secondary schools for sometime, according to its leaders. From July 11, the association has been holding a sit-in protest before the National Press Club. But this time it has...
Syed FattahulAlim | 2023-07-17 00:00:00
A study by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has come up with a revealing report recently. Of the different observations it makes about the global poverty situation since the time of the Covid-19 pandemic, one is rather striking. Some...
Hasnat M Alamgir | 2023-07-17 00:00:00
With the daily dengue hospitalisation cases reaching 1,246 and the total death toll rising to 93 so far this year according to the most recent official data, the importance of having a functional health surveillance system in Bangladesh is again...
Syed Ashraf Ali | 2023-07-17 00:00:00
A number of news items and views recently appeared in the media underscoring the importance of introducing a system of settlement of Indo-Bangla trade in Indian rupee (INR). The main themes of the optimism are based on the premise that...
Nazimuddin Shyamol | 2023-07-16 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, July 15: The district administration of Chattogram and Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) are going to build a recreation centre, boat museum and a river park named 'Karnaphuli Lookout' on the recovered lands from the illegal occupiers at Karnaphuli riverside....
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-07-16 00:00:00
Individual taxpayers are in confusion over submission of returns in the current assessment year as the relevant forms are yet to be updated in accordance with the new Income Tax Act-2023 (ITA-2023) that came into effect from June 22 last.The...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2023-07-16 00:00:00
Except for the bank and food sectors, all other major sectors with a large share of the stock market remained almost flat showing no significant growth in value over the last nearly one year. Each of the sectors witnessed 8...
Moslemuddin Ahmed | 2023-07-16 00:00:00
It is important in the development paradigm for a country having financial constraints to set priorities right. Bangladesh has been on the cusp of status change from being one of the world's poor-country clubs, LDCs. Faster economic growth with development...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-07-15 00:00:00
The much-awaited commercial rail operation through the Padma Bridge is likely to start in the first week of October, with the initial target of running three up-and-down trains every day.However, sources said that only one set of trains will be...
REZAUL KARIM | 2023-07-15 00:00:00
Russia for the second time this year has proposed to sell its food products to Bangladesh in an effort to diversify its export market amid sanctions imposed by the West over its invasion of Ukraine.The Russian Embassy in Bangladesh sent...
Nilratan Halder | 2023-07-15 00:00:00
Even in a country where there are unnatural deaths galore and human lives seem to be as cheap as shreds, such an end to budding lives are sure to cause bleeding to hearts. But when a seventh grader falls victim...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2023-07-15 00:00:00
The present government can take the credit for undertaking both mega projects that backstop development activities in the short to medium term and welfare projects at micro level that benefit hundreds of thousands people at the margin in near term....
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-07-14 00:00:00
The cost of the Joydebpur-Ishwardi double-line works is surging substantially, thanks to years of project delays over a funding issue.The latest feasibility study has found that the construction of the 164-kilometre dual gauge rail will require around Tk 180 billion,...
Nilratan Halder | 2023-07-14 00:00:00
In a press conference arranged by the Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB), the body working for protection of the rights of consumers, has brought about a charge of establishing monopoly control on the market against a few large corporate houses....
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-07-13 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, July 12: The district administration has taken up measures again to free the Karnaphuli River from the clutches of encroachers by removing all 2,181 illegal structures from its banks. After initiating the move, the authorities have cleared the south...
MOHSINAT AHMED LABONI | 2023-07-13 00:00:00
"CONCENTRATE on short-term goals. Your long-term ones will surely reach their completion without requiring much effort," says Sami Bin Shokrana, sharing the small tokens of insight behind his successful journey to now working as a postdoctoral research associate for Global...
A K M Mahmudul Haque | 2023-07-13 00:00:00
Water, the essence of life, is a precious resource that sustains our planet and its inhabitants. Yet, despite the vastness of our oceans, only a small portion of water is potable. Recent studies have revealed alarming statistics that approximately 80...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2023-07-13 00:00:00
Zhou En-lai was once asked for his opinion on the ramifications of the French Revolution. His response was cryptic. 'It is too early to tell', he said.That was China's revolutionary leader expressing what was a philosophical view of a defining...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-07-12 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, June 11: Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) has completed the construction of the long-awaited Bakalia Access Road, which is connecting Siraj-ud-Doula Road to Shah Amanat Bridge. The newly-constructed road will reduce traffic congestion at the port city. It is likely...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-07-12 00:00:00
The long-awaited Khulna-Mongla rail link (KMRL) is likely to open by September after completing around 65 kilometres of rail-track placement work and construction of major rail bridges, saving Tk 300 million from the estimated cost.Official sources said the Bangladesh Railway...
Ulfatara Bejori | 2023-07-12 00:00:00
Gender inequality is a consequence of the constant discrimination of one group of people based on gender, and it manifests itself variously according to social race, culture, politics, country, and economic situation. It is furthermore considered a devious factor of...
Abdullah Sadi | 2023-07-12 00:00:00
Bangladesh and India are set to start using the Indian Rupee to carry out bilateral trade transactions. Exporters will get export proceeds in rupees, after launching of the initiative from July 11. The move is a breakthrough for Bangladesh as...
LUBABA MAHJABIN PRIMA | 2023-07-12 00:00:00
Isn't it adorable to see friends or cousins do the same outfit? Regardless of age and relationships, we're witnessing the rise of the trend of matching or twinning. To get this game right, here are some thoughts to keep in...
SIRAJUM MUNIRA TULI | 2023-07-12 00:00:00
Is there anyone who has navigated their student life but hasn't borrowed storybooks from others? From 'Tin Goyenda' and 'Masud Rana' to mysteries of Byomkesh Bakshi, the novels of Samaresh Majumdar or Humayun Ahmed, from the writings of Nimai Bhattacharya...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-07-11 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, July 10: The district administration of Chattogram started eviction drives against the illegal occupiers of the hills in the port city from the current month. Executive magistrate of the administration Tauhidul Islam conducted a daylong raid in Akbershah area...
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